Newspaper Headlines: Monsoon Session Of Parliament Begins
The 18-day monsoon session of parliament that began today amid unprecedented safety measures for coronavirus, will have 18 bills and two financial items to discuss, the government has said. The Opposition parties have sought a discussion in the Lok Sabha on economic slowdown, unemployment and the stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces.
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The Opposition parties have sought a discussion in the Lok Sabha on economic slowdown, unemployment and the stand-off between Indian and Chinese forces. With India locked in a standoff with China on the Line of Actual Control, Nepal has started to play its games with renewed vigour. The KP Sharma Oli government is increasingly sending feelers to people living in three villages adjoining the Kalapani region in the Pithoragarh district of Uttarakhand to shift their loyalties to Nepal in order to stake claim over the villages which are administered by India.
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Parliament's most extraordinary session will start on Monday, with a slew of health protocols in place amid a raging coronavirus disease (Covid-19) pandemic, and with several potential flashpoints between the government and the Opposition. The Delhi government said on Sunday it expected the fresh surge in coronavirus disease (Covid-19) cases in the national capital to stabilise in 10-15 days.
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The "disclosure" statements of two arrested students carry the disclaimers "refuse to sign". The operative parts are almost identical, including the spelling errors. Yet, Delhi police have mentioned the names of academics Jayati Ghosh and Apoorvanand in a supplementary chargesheet dealing with the February Delhi riots in which 53 people were killed.
